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felbamate

/ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fel-ba-mate
IPA
/ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phe(ny)l English -bamate English felbamate From phe(ny)l + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce felbamate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛl.bəˌmeɪt/.
What does felbamate mean?
An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₄N₂O₄ that is used to treat severe epilepsy or epilepsy that is unresponsive to other drugs.
Where does felbamate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phe(ny)l English -bamate English felbamate From phe(ny)l + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

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